Show off your 2015-2020 lowered tahoes and yukons

[Brad32486]

I thought for weeks about how much to lower my 'hoe. I live in Minnesota where winters bring lots of snow. Also with trips to the cabin and the occasional treks down forest roads there, I wanted to lower but lot lose the functionality of this kind of truck, I mean the front air dam is low enough at stock height. My desire would have been a 2/4 drop using drop spindles up front and coils in the rear. The beauty of this truck is that it doesn't have air-assist shocks, so the lower process was super simple. I decided to just drop the rear to level it out. I bought 2" springs from Crown Suspension and had them in within an hour. The running boards are now parallel with the street and realized the roof line almost seems it's designed to be parallel at stock height. Now with things leveled, there is almost a slight downward slope to the roof line that I really like. I'm really happy with only dropping the rear for now. Some day maybe I'll do more but this keeps me very happy for now!

 

[Ironworkerjoe]

2017 LT 2wd running 3" DJM UCA/LCA combo & Tony's Belltech 3.5/4.5 rear. This pic has Thick Isolator installed AND a 1" spacer on axle. Currently, the Thick Isolator is pulled, heater hose installed on upper end & 1" spacer on axle. I know it's a crazy combo in rear but I was trying some different things & that's where it landed - slightly lower in rear than this pic. I had to add the 1" spacer cuz my wife thot the spring only made the rear sit too low.
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Are you running springs in the front or spindles? Do the control arms lower the truck any?

 

[lynxnova]

Hey what’s up guys, does anyone have an idea of how much psi should I put in my tires? I’m on 295/30/26


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[gat0r]

^ i run on 22s & for daily driving, i usually run @ 31-33 cold. that puts me @ 35-37 w/ tires warmed up.


from prior post

i typically use playing card, temp or chalk trick to figure out what works best to start.
(as of late, i like temp & card tricks, best)

1) temp -
take temp on tires cold...inside/outside edge & middle for all 4 tires. then go for a 10-15 mile drive on highway. back home on a flat surface, check temps again. if the center of the tread is cooler than the outer sides...the tire is under inflated. if the center is warmer than the sides...then you are overinflated. if the outer tread is warmer than the inner or vice versa you have a possible alignment or carter/camber issue.


2) playing card -
on warm tires, inflate w/ air until you can slip a playing card under tire to edge of 1st lug. then slowly deflate tire until card drags on removal (if you cant remove card, you deflated too much)


3) chalk method is tedious for sure.
[concrete is actually the best choice, but you can also do this on asphalt.]
on warm tires, color a section of your tire with chalk to see how much tread is making contact with the ground. on a flat road surface. make a mark with soft chalk that goes all the way across your tread. then, gradually drive your vehicle forward about 50-60 feet and then backwards to starting point. (50-60 feet)

check out the chalk on the tire. if the chalk is only worn off on the center of the tire, reduce the tire pressure slightly and go through the process again. with the adjustment, you should see the chalk wear off more completely. keep making tiny adjustments in the tire pressure until the chalk wears off evenly and all the way across the tread. reapply chalk as needed for testing. you must complete this process for each of your tires.

 

[EZ Money]

Hey what’s up guys, does anyone have an idea of how much psi should I put in my tires? I’m on 295/30/26


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The tire will tell you how much PSI to run. I like to use that as a guide. On my Tahoe we are running a 305/35/24. We are running 45 psi. On my Sierra I am running a 305/55/20 and am set at about 50psi.
I know the ride is usually a little stiffer, but I have had some real good "luck" with tires lasting longer. I got 97K out of my last set of tires on my Sierra.

 

[Luie]

That looks really good but needs more tire sidewall for me.

I agree. There is a certain ratio it should have for that just right look.

 

[spidermanstahoe]

NorCal 5/6 drop

 

[gat0r]

^ looks good
& lol @ door magnet

 

[juicedgsr95]

2019 LS Custom Midnight

 

[lynxnova]

^^^ What calipers do you have? To date, I've had 3 sets stripped, re-coated, lettering, and clear coated via powder coat process. Much easier to clean and maintain. Plus they keep that fresh look and no more fading. Win / win.

The red caliper install on the CC is on hold pending the time needed to get everything changed out and installed.

The charcoal calipers have been on my 02 for just over 5 months since I had them re-done and they are still holding up perfectly and re simple to just wipe off clean while keeping that glossy finished look.

I think I made an entry about this process in the brake section some months ago.

I have a set of charcoal caliper on standby for the Escalae as well. Those too are on hold awaiting a block of available time to get them switched out.

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Hey what’s up staggered, how’s everything going? Just wanted to reach out and show you what’s I’ve done so far. I lowered her 3”in front and 4” in rear. Got a deal on some 26’s forgiatos . Gonna put them on soon but I need to get a wilwood brake kit.

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[lynxnova]

^^^ What calipers do you have? To date, I've had 3 sets stripped, re-coated, lettering, and clear coated via powder coat process. Much easier to clean and maintain. Plus they keep that fresh look and no more fading. Win / win.

The red caliper install on the CC is on hold pending the time needed to get everything changed out and installed.

The charcoal calipers have been on my 02 for just over 5 months since I had them re-done and they are still holding up perfectly and re simple to just wipe off clean while keeping that glossy finished look.

I think I made an entry about this process in the brake section some months ago.

I have a set of charcoal caliper on standby for the Escalae as well. Those too are on hold awaiting a block of available time to get them switched out.

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Was wondering if you would consider selling a set of you wilwoods?


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[Staggered 02]

Hey what’s up staggered, how’s everything going? Just wanted to reach out and show you what’s I’ve done so far. I lowered her 3”in front and 4” in rear. Got a deal on some 26’s forgiatos . Gonna put them on soon but I need to get a wilwood brake kit.

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Greetings from Florida. All is good on my end. Just keeping busy as usual and making plans to head back to Louisiana. Your Escalde looks great! Excellent work. Did you color match your pieces as well or that's how it came? The Forgiattos are very nice. They will look great on your ride. I can't wait to see them on. Be sure to keep updating us as time permits.

 

[Staggered 02]

Was wondering if you would consider selling a set of you wilwoods?

What's up brother? I had not thought about it actually but I might be able to help. What color is your Escalade? Where are you located? How soon are you looking to upgrade the brakes. I've seen the wheels so I suspect your answer is ASAP. LOL

Fortunately, I am home at the moment, so I just checked. Right now I am sitting on a full set of charcoal and a full set of red calipers replete with new lettering and clear coating. The red calipers are a spare set for the Crew Cab at some point maybe. The charcoal set is for the Escalade. I do also have a spare set of rear charcoals. Sorry if redundant but the caliper designs have changed a little bit. The newer caliper have a bridge type of design where the older caliper had a spacer in between the caliper halves. Both are excellent products. I have the new design on the Escalade and 3 sets of the older design on my 2 tucks and on the 2005 Escalade before I sold it.

I also have a set of charcoal powder coated front and rear hats and a set of black powder coated attach front and rear brackets.

Obviously I am in a good position with spare parts and brakes. But given the fact that I have multiple vehicles with different color calipers I have spare sets. How can I help?

1.) I can give you the address of the shop that does all of my powder coat work and have you send to them whenever you are ready.
2.) I would be willing to swap calipers and hats with you if some of these colors work for you if you just pay for what I paid to get them coated. Only benefit to you is that you can have the parts ready for install sooner rather than much later as you would have to wait until your parts are done and ready.
3.) I can probably part with 1 rear set only but I have not really thought that through. Thus not sure that I would want to do that just yet.
4.) If you buy a new set and if funds and time are a little short, consider a powder coat clear coat over everything while new. Doing so will protect your anodized finish and etched letters to the point that they will not come off or erase as easily.

Let me know if you have questions or in need of additional info.

Attached are a few pics that I took a short time ago. Thanks,


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[lynxnova]

Lol.. well I see you are in no shortage of brakes[emoji23][emoji23]. I live in NJ and have a powder coat shop near by, since I am a newbie when it comes to big brake kits I would just ask if you have a full set you wouldn’t mind letting go. It would save me any headaches later trying to complete them. It’s doesn’t matter the color charcoal grey or the red.


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[lynxnova]

What’s the difference between a caliper and a hat?


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[lynxnova]

I just google what a hat is[emoji2357]. This is the process of a newbie[emoji2369].


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[Staggered 02]

Hey Alex

Yes no shortage of brakes or parts. I've been an automotive enthusiast for many years all of my rides are driven to some level of daily status depending on my location. As such in my years of doing this, I know well enough that things sometimes go wrong and they have for instance the shop in Louisiana that was simply going to swap the master cylinder for me that ended up damaging the bleed port and the bleeder. Or the time that the caliper bracket attach flange on the rear end broke off. I ended up dragging and damaging the caliper.

So yes, always great to be prepared.

Good to hear that you have a powder coat shop close to you. Consider clearing them at a minimum. I am not sure what I am going to do with mine at this point. One thing that I know is for sure is that these brakes are very heavy which as you know will impact the shipping costs. Have you considered ordering them through someone like Summit. They offer free shipping.

Feel free to ask here or via PM if you have any questions that I might be able to help with..

 

[Staggered 02]

yes sir the rotors are 2 piece. The hats can come apart and get powder coated, polished or whatever someone might want to do depending on your time, budget, and what you your brake setup to look like. On the Escalade I went with charcoal for a majority of my components such as the hats, drop spindles, coils, end links upper and lower rear control arms, etc..

 

[lynxnova]

Wow! That looks great! Thank you for the info bro. Btw yes I did color match all the pieces, even though I will have to repaint the grill because the chips are getting worse by the day. I don’t know how to prevent the chips from happening though. I will also look up on summit to see if I can get my hands of some wilwoods. I will post pic once all is complete


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[Staggered 02]

Hi Alex. Yes thanks, the color matching effort looks great. I did the same and understand about the chips. I guess I'll just touch them touched up every now and then. Keep up the great work.